An international basketball tournament will be held in either Nation

Question

An international basketball tournament will be held in either Nation QN or Nation RN. Exactly six nations, including the host, plan to participate, depending on the following conditions:

SN will participate only if TN does. UN will not participate if either VN or WN does. WN will not participate unless the tournament is held in RN.

Based on the information provided, and assuming WN participates, in the first column select the nation that must also participate, and in the second column select the nation that will not participate. Make only two selections, one in each column.

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AndrewN · Accepted Answer

There are a few conditional statements that we need to sort out from the information above, and then the task is straightforward:

If  , then   will participate (paragraph one)  If  not  TN, then  not  SN (paragraph two; note that on its own, this is  not  the same as saying that just because TN participates, so will SN)  If VN or WN, then  not  UN (paragraph two)  If RN is  not  host, then WN will  not  participate (paragraph two; again, on its own, this is  not  the same as saying that just because RN may host, WN will definitely participate)

If WN is participating (paragraph three), then it  must  be true that RN is the host (fourth bullet point), and it also  must  be true that RN, as the host, will participate (first bullet point). Then, since WN is participating, it  must  be true that UN will not (third bullet point). Hence,

Must participate    Will not participate     
      QN  
     √       RN  
      SN  
      TN  
       √     UN  
      VN   
Good luck with your studies, everyone.

- Andrew

cutedevil25 · Answer

Thanks for explanation. 
But in Must column , why cant I choose TN ?
If TN does, then SN does.
say RN does , then WN does , & UN doesNT.

MHBS · Answer

Where in the prompt , it is mentioned that the host should participate?
On what basis RN must participate?

BottomJee · Answer

Given- WN will not participate unless the tournament is held in RN.

In the bold part, it is written that WN will participate, which implies that the host nation is RN because WN will only participate if RN is the host.

tabishkazi · Answer

i assumed that is wn has participated means RN also must have participated.
there are total seven teams and WN RN got in. now if TN doesnt then SN also will not play. So TN and SN out and we are left with 5 teams only and we need to have 6 teams therefore TN is must.

jaykayes · Answer

Here:
"Exactly six nations,   including the host ,  plan to participate..."

jaykayes · Answer

Because we cannot assume that there are only 7 teams - there may be others who can make up the required six.
The only one we are 100% sure of is the host nation.

Sneha2021 · Answer

KarishmaB   GMATNinja   AndrewN

Please explain why RN must be true.

We know that If WN is participating, then it must be true that RN is the host. But it is not mentioned anywhere that host will participate. In this sentence six nations incuding host PLAN to participate. - Exactly six nations, including the host, plan to participate, depending on the following conditions:

Thanks!

KarishmaB · Answer

If RN is hosting, it is automatically participating. It is a part of the tournament. If there are any doubts, then the fact that as per the given conditions, it is not necessary for any other nation to participate and RN is the only option should help dispel them.

SirSanguine · Answer

So you mean to say, Lets go for the best possible (in this case only possible ) choice, but still it wont be wrong to say that its a leap from the given facts?

MohdZaidKhan · Answer

Actually it would be better to say - RN has no reason to not participate and as they are planning to participate , they will .

MohdZaidKhan · Answer

RN has no reason to not participate and as they are planning to participate , they will .

ShilpiAgnihotrii · Answer

Its given in passage " Exactly six nations, including the host, plan to participate" also count all the countries mentioned in the passage, it is 6 in total.

D3N0 · Answer

This question leaves doubt in the mind of the test taker. 
It should say that "A host must participate"

UN will not participate if either VN or WN does--> We know that WN is participating (assuming as per the question) so UN will not participate. (Must not participate = UN)

SN will participate only if TN does.--> We can't say that SN must participate or else TN must participate too and there will be 2 correct choices for must participate.

WN will not participate unless the tournament is held in RN. --> Tournament is held in RN 
We are left with a Few uncertain choices here.. can QN participate if the tournament is not held in QN (may or may not)
What if TN participates? no condition says that if TN participates SN has to.

Most closest to MUST participate is RN.

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